Google Maps Offline Not Working

[Dazzx]

Hi ,

Just received the new google maps update in the play store , states in the change log that offline navigation is now available ..
Went to the app and downloaded my region but it says that maps will not work for navigation or search little confused ?

tested it out and offline hasn't changed , is three something i need to wait for server side ?
cleared caache , reinstalled no change

Darren /~UK / Samsung S6 /V9.17.1

 

[Semma2]

That's correct. Everyone describing the feature is quoting the Google press release, and none of them actually tried it. It's not working yet, even though it's listed as a feature of Google Maps 9.17.1.

What Google said in the press release is that this feature will roll out gradually. It's not clear what they meant by that. Even the San Francisco area they showed in their example doesn't work.

 

[Dazzx]

Thanks. Maybe Google could have made that clear in the change log for the update